Rubber boot.



W. P. KILNER.

RUBBER BOOT.

APPLICATION FILED IuIIE I9. 1915.

4 1,174,166. Patented Mar. 7, 1916.

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ATENE WALTER l?. KILNER, OF BUFFALO,.NEW YORK.

. RUBBER BOOT;

To aZZ fathom t may concern:

Be it known that I, lll/"ALTER P. KILNER, a citizenl of Ithe United States, residing 'at "Buii'alofin the count;7 ofi Erie and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rubber Boots.

` `of `Whiehtlie following-is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in rubber boots, and pertains more particularly to that type of boot having an extension to reeeive the upper portion `of the Wearers limb, and known las hip boots'. l e

It is Well known by wearers of this type of boot thateven though the extension ot' the boot lbe folded down, the boots when lefthstanding will crush ydown or fall over,

. thusr necessitating `considerable preparation ofthe boot `before the foot can be inserted therein. Furthermore in boots of this type whenthe extended portion is :folded down around the upper of the boot, it will not fstay of its own accord owing to the nieveinentsof the boot upper during the operation of walking. `Furthermore, the creases and: folds which occur in the ordinary boot when walking cause the upper to crack and ereaseowing to there beingno means provided to return the upper to its normal i v4e position. V a

It is the object of the present invention to obviate all ofthe above disadvantages 'known torubber boots of the hiptype, and

at the saine time produce an article as eliea-ply as at the present time. f

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of a boot showing the invention removably seeuredin the upper por- -tion thereof; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a `boot showing a modified forni of the invention in which the device is perinanently seeured'in the top of the boot; and lliggl is a perspective view away of the device. v Referring more specifically to the drawpartly broken ings.` the reference character l designates arubber boot and 2 the upper limb extension thereof which as shown in the draw- Speciication of Letterslatent.

Patented Mar. 7, 1916.-

Appiicatipii ined .Tune 19,1915.; seriaiNo, 35,039.

ings is folded down over the upper proper of the hoot.

0A resilient metal band 3 is inserted on the interior of the boot at the ton of the upper vthereof and at the point of juncture oi the upper and the hip extension, said resilient metal band being .frietionally retained within the boot. As shown in Fig. 3 a fabric covering l ineloses vthe metallic band 3, said fabric covering being preferably secured to the resilient inetallie band by means ot'- Cement or the like, but it is to be understood that said covering may be seeured to the nielallie band in any desired manner. p

ln the modified foi-ni shown in ig. 2 the resilient inetallie band 5 is placed upon the.

interior of the top of the boot before the upper edge of the liningv has been secured, and with the said band in this position the upper edge l of the lining is t'lded around the metallic band and has its free end secured to the interior of the boot by nieans ol'v cement orthe like.

liv making the metallic band circular in l'orui it will be seen that the top ol the hoot upper is maintained in a circular posi tion, at all limes which circular position oil the upper reinforces` the latter, and causes said boot to stand in an upright position with the top ot the upper at all times in readiness lo receive the foot of aperson desiringY to put the hoot on. and regardless ol. the position ol the hip extension L).

llavingi' thusl deserihed the invention what is elaiuied is:

' lin combination with a rubber hoot having ai hipV extension secured to the open end of the' upper, an unbroken resilient niet-al band of an outside diameter equal to the inner diai'neter of the upper, said resilient niet-arl band being provided with a friction inereasinp surface A'for retaining it in plaee section.

In testimony whereof I affix iny signature.

WALTER P. KlLNER. 

